My apologies for not reading Marilyn's post more carefully. ::blushes::

Here's what I did, Marilyn. I went to the World Music Store website,
which as you already know is tied to Multicultural Media, and ordered
the volumes that I needed as replacements. As I said, I *thought*
they'd be VHS since the site indicated they were, but upon arrival
they were DVDs. You might think about whether it's worth it to order
a "test volume," as it were, in this way. If you open the box and
it's a DVD, then you could order the other desired volumes the same way?

Susan

At 01:50 PM 3/27/2009, you wrote:>Marilyn,>>It's very bizarre, but when I ordered replacements for some of the >VHS tapes in that set which had become damaged, the replacements >*were* DVDs, even though it hadn't been specified on the website and >even though I didn't request DVDs. I was thrilled, but >surprised. And it *was* Multicultural Media from whom I >purchased. You might want to just give them a call to ask about this.>>Susan>>>At 01:34 PM 3/27/2009, you wrote:>>Hello everyone,>>Our library has a set of 30 VHS tapes, called the "JVC Video >>Anthology of World Music and Dance," from the 1980's. Now our music >>library manager is asking whether this set exists on DVD.>>>>Yes, it apparently does. In WorldCat I found an entry, with 68 >>libraries owning the DVD set. However, I've had no luck finding a >>place to purchase the DVDs. WorldCat says they're distributed by >>Multicultural Media. The Multicultural Media website directs me to >>worldmusicstore.com, where they sell the VHS tapes (a set of 30 for >>$1200), but not DVDs. Well, that's not 100% correct. If we wanted >>to buy their entire 41-volume "JVC Smithsonian Folkways Complete >>Collection" for $1500, we could order it on DVD-Rs. They "cannot >>accept phone orders or inquiries," so I sent them a message on >>3/20, asking if they could sell us DVDs of just the 30 volumes we >>want. They haven't replied.>>>>Does anyone know where those 68 libraries might have bought their DVDs?>>>>Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.>>Marilyn Huntley>>>>>>-->>Marilyn B. Huntley, Staff Assistant/ Film Specialist:>>Scheduling; purchases, rentals, previews; licensing & copyright>>A-V Services, 408 C. A. Johnson Hall>>Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, NY 13323>>Phone 315-859-4120; Fax 315-859-4984>>e-mail <mailto:mhuntley@hamilton.edu>mhuntley@hamilton.edu>>VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion >>of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, >>acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current >>and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. >>It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool >>for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between >>libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.>>Susan Albrecht>Acquisitions Manager>Wabash College Lilly Library>Crawfordsville, IN>x6216>albrechs@wabash.edu>>*********************************************************************************>"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice."--Neil Peart>*********************************************************************************>>VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of >issues relating to the selection, evaluation, >acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current >and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It >is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for >video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between >libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.

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"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice."--Neil Peart
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My apologies for not reading Marilyn's post more carefully.
::blushes::

Here's what I did, Marilyn. I went to the World Music Store
website, which as you already know is tied to Multicultural Media, and
ordered the volumes that I needed as replacements. As I said, I
*thought* they'd be VHS since the site indicated they were, but upon
arrival they were DVDs. You might think about whether it's worth it
to order a "test volume," as it were, in this way. If you
open the box and it's a DVD, then you could order the other desired
volumes the same way?

Susan

At 01:50 PM 3/27/2009, you wrote:

Marilyn,

It's very bizarre, but when I ordered replacements for some of the VHS
tapes in that set which had become damaged, the replacements *were* DVDs,
even though it hadn't been specified on the website and even though I
didn't request DVDs. I was thrilled, but surprised. And it
*was* Multicultural Media from whom I purchased. You might want to
just give them a call to ask about this.

Susan

At 01:34 PM 3/27/2009, you wrote:

Hello everyone,
Our library has a set of 30 VHS tapes, called the "JVC Video
Anthology of World Music and Dance," from the 1980's. Now our music
library manager is asking whether this set exists on DVD.

Yes, it apparently does. In WorldCat I found an entry, with 68 libraries
owning the DVD set. However, I've had no luck finding a place to purchase
the DVDs. WorldCat says they're distributed by Multicultural Media. The
Multicultural Media website directs me to worldmusicstore.com, where they
sell the VHS tapes (a set of 30 for $1200), but not DVDs. Well, that's
not 100% correct. If we wanted to buy their entire 41-volume "JVC
Smithsonian Folkways Complete Collection"for $1500, we could order it on DVD-Rs. They "cannot
accept phone orders or inquiries," so I sent them a message on 3/20,
asking if they could sell us DVDs of just the 30 volumes we want. They
haven't replied.

Does anyone know where those 68 libraries might have bought their
DVDs?

Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.
Marilyn Huntley

--
Marilyn B. Huntley, Staff Assistant/ Film Specialist:
Scheduling; purchases, rentals, previews; licensing & copyright
A-V Services, 408 C. A. Johnson Hall
Hamilton College, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, NY 13323
Phone 315-859-4120; Fax 315-859-4984
e-mail
mhuntley@hamilton.edu
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve
as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel
of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
producers and distributors.

*********************************************************************************
"If you choose not to decide, you still have made a
choice."--Neil Peart
*********************************************************************************

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of
issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic
control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in
libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve
as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel
of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video
producers and distributors.

VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.